LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Las Vegas Strip is not any stranger to casinos, delicacies, comedy, and at occasions, crime. However in keeping with Metro, the favored vacationer attraction is getting safer.
“Crime on the Strip so far year-to-date has gone down,” Captain Christopher Dennis with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division mentioned. “We’ve seen a decrease in violent crime by just a little over 10 percent. We’ve seen a decrease in property crime by roughly 17 percent.”
Native companies mentioned they’ve observed the change too.
“I would say within that year, there’s been a big improvement, and things have settled down a little bit. I see more patrol cars patrolling these streets, especially over here on Convention Center and Las Vegas Blvd,” CJ Lozendo, a supervisor at Pho You and Mi Vietnamese Restaurant, mentioned.
Lozendo mentioned the dip in crime has led to an uptick in prospects.
“When there’s a little more crime, there’s a lot less foot traffic. But there’s been a recent uptick in foot traffic,” Lozendo mentioned. “I would say it’s very safe and there’s a lot more families now than there used to be, so it’s a good thing and I feel like where we’re going in the direction is the right direction.”
Metro credit the development to their Secure Village Method, a mix of old-school police presence and modern-day know-how.
“We’re going to focus on certain areas that we know typically have a higher level of crime. We’re going to put our officers in those areas, have them go out and do a lot of proactive policing, and then we’re going to utilize a lot of the technology that we have now that tracks various crime trends,” Dennis mentioned.
The division mentioned it’s consistent with Sheriff Kevin McMahill’s purpose to chop violent crimes by 10 % and maintain homicides under 100.
“The strip is the heart of the state, and it’s important that everybody from our country, everyone from around the world can come here and enjoy it and feel safe,” Dennis mentioned.
The report from Metro additionally confirmed that society crimes, together with medication, playing, and prostitution, are additionally down by 44 % year-to-date. There may be one offense that elevated within the report – animal cruelty offenses rose by practically 38 % in comparison with this time final yr.
